Windsurfing round Britain

   People need to lighten up a bit. He is undertaking a challenge and I for one have offered him a bed for the night. Even if he does need a rnli rescue on his travels it is no different to the many idiots that personally I would not go and rescue. All this talk of risking rescuers lives is it any different to the rich guy in his gunboat 50 getting helod off in the Atlantic a couple of weeks ago. Do a lot of rnli volunteers die every year given the excellent training and equipment they have.

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johnreekie1980 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 11 Jun 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnreekie1980 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Windsurfing round Britain Posted: 20 Mar 15 at 9:22pm
	People need to lighten up a bit. He is undertaking a challenge and I for one have offered him a bed for the night. Even if he does need a rnli rescue on his travels it is no different to the many idiots that personally I would not go and rescue. All this talk of risking rescuers lives is it any different to the rich guy in his gunboat 50 getting helod off in the Atlantic a couple of weeks ago. Do a lot of rnli volunteers die every year given the excellent training and equipment they have.

Woodburner Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 13 Mar 15 Location: Folkestone Kent Online Status: Offline Posts: 332	Post Options Post Reply Quote Woodburner Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 15 at 10:11am
	Apparently the experience includes two failed round the IOW attempts, so well set for it.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 15 at 8:12am
	He'll have to stop to rest a lot more often, so I'd have thought that would easily negate any speed advantage. I wish him all the best with this venture. I assume he has land based support with spare kit who can meet him when going round, and he is an experience offshore windsurfer, so he knows far more than me about the risks.
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sargesail Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459	Post Options Post Reply Quote sargesail Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 15 at 7:52am
	I wonder how much slower he'll be than the Wayfarer?

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Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 15 at 8:33pm
	Strangler, that is remarkable! I have Tim Batstones book about the original round Britain Windsurf, and with the kit available then that was really something. I guess I am happy to see someone doing something challenging, but can't say I'm inspired by someone repeating a feat that was achieved in 1985(?) and doing it without support, which may invite negative coverage in this day and age. If they did it quietly and took the lessons into their lives, all power to them, it's just the publicity I'm not comfortable with in this case, sorry!

Strangler Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 24 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 154	Post Options Post Reply Quote Strangler Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 15 at 7:21pm
	PS. We always had charts- stuck to the sail. Pre app days but wouldn't rely on electronics. Edited by Strangler - 19 Mar 15 at 7:30pm

Strangler Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 24 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 154	Post Options Post Reply Quote Strangler Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 15 at 7:04pm
	Not wishing to condone an unsupported attempt but a couple of friends did windsurf from Hayling to Africa, the only support [apart from each other-a big factor] was a camper van... and me texting weather forecasts each morning. I had to teach them how to use a Macmillans Almanac and a few navigational tips. http://www.windsurftheworld.org/ The only major incidents were of an international political nature! They took a few weeks off each summer and put an X on the rocks at the end to return to next year [99-06]. I joined them on the water on the Iberian Biscay leg. It was the hardest sailing I have ever done. Mostly light winds and BIG swell. We used IMCO raceboards -user friendly and rig depowered easily. For a taste of what might be- http://www.windsurftheworld.org/page0035v01.htm

Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 15 at 4:27pm
	with or without a support crew the potential need for the RNLI to pay a courtesy call is the same surely, if not even more likely as the support rib may also require support.
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alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 15 at 4:10pm
	I'm rather with Jim I'm afraid. Good luck to him- I hope he doesn't need to count on the ever-present support crew. Doing it without his own support puts not just himself but volunteer rescue crews at risk.
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